| Editorial: Mike Bain. |
| It has finally happened: a combined U.S. and Israeli strike on Iran. On Friday I sat in my office wondering which outrage the hand‑wringers would choose next. Then, on Monday morning, the world woke to the news and the uneasy certainty that another war had begun. |
| The U.S. naval fleet had been positioned off the Iranian coast, and political leaders were publicly tense. In the swirl of headlines and hot takes, it was easy to see how events that seemed improbable suddenly became inevitable. We should not be surprised when history repeats its hard lessons. When Rome surrounded Jerusalem in AD 70, the warning signs were there for those who would look. The historian Josephus recorded the siege and the destruction that followed. |
 The American Fleet assembled off Iran’s coast over the past month |
| Jesus warned his followers to read the signs of the times and to be ready. He said, “So when you see standing in the holy place the abomination that causes desolation, spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand—then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.” Matthew records this warning as part of a larger call to watchfulness. |
| The Bible also reminds us that life moves in seasons. Solomon wrote, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time for war and a time for peace.” In moments like this, that verse helps us accept the reality that conflict can be part of God’s providential timeline even as we pray for peace. |
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| So where does that leave us? First, we must resist complacency. Second, we must avoid the easy cynicism of the hand‑wringers who treat every crisis as a chance to posture. Third, we must remember that nothing takes God by surprise. Jesus repeatedly urged his disciples to stay awake and be watchful; our calling is to live faithfully and soberly while trusting God’s sovereign plan. |
| Finally, we hold to the hope of Scripture: God will make all things new. John’s vision closes with a promise of a new heaven and a new earth where mourning and pain are gone and God dwells with his people. That future hope shapes how we respond now—praying for the living, grieving the dead, seeking justice, and offering mercy. |
